my apologies if everyone's sick of this but I haven't read this perspective before and I think it's the truth:
When Kerry mentioned Mary Chaney in the debate IT WASN'T A GAFFE. Lets have more respect for JK than that. He knew exactly what he was saying and I'm sure debated it with advisors in his preparation (all the more likely that it was planned was JE bringing it up to)
So the important question is if he knew what he was saying why strategically did he say it?
Here's what I think.
Why did Kerry purposely bring up Mary Chaney?
- Could it be that KERRY wanted to mobilize the gay and gay friendly population? He certainly did that but I don't think that's it. More likely it's...
- WITH ONLY PRECIOUS DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION KERRY DECIDE TO SET A TRAP AND THE PREDICTABLE BUSH FUCKS STEPPED RIGHT INTO IT.
So now while Kerry/Edwards are on the trail talking about real issues the Bush team is busy talking about nothing. They have been off strategy for 3 days on an issue that won't influence a single voter. And please don't give me the country is a bunch of homophobe crap. Anybody who would vote against JK because of this was never going to vote for him anyway. IF ANYTHING THE LONGER BUSH STAYS IN THIS TRAP KERRY WILL GAIN VOTES BECAUSE THEY WILL SEEM LIKE A BUNCH OF CRYING BABIES AND REINFORCE THE MEME THAT THEY ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE CONCERNS OF REAL AMERICA.
The news comes out like this:
Kerry talks about, jobs, healthcare, Iraq and the draft.
Bush tries to convince people that Kerry is an evil uncaring man EVEN THOUGH ALL OF AMERICA SAW THAT WASN'T TRUE IN THE DEBATES.
The strategy was brilliant really. Use Republican hate against them. Let them underestimate the american people and fire away at something stupid that won't affect anything as opposed to distorting Kerry's record which could. Be the only one talking seriously when undecideds are listening the most. A TOTALLY FUCKING BRILLIANT STRATEGY!
AND ANOTHER THING...
Don't sweat cable news. I'm in the business. NOBODY WATCHES THESE SHOWS. Especially not anyone who is undecided. The WNBA gets more viewers than HARDBALL. AFTER HOURS averaged less than 500,000 viewers when it was on. 95% of the country doesn't even know who Joe Scarborough is. Paula Zahn, Judy Woodruff? Please...